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​Dr. Charles Tuchinda Named President of FDB

Published on 10.09.14

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NEW YORK & SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., OCTOBER 9, 2014 – Hearst Corporation announced today that
Charles Tuchinda, MD has been named president of FDB (First Databank). Tuchinda
succeeds Gregory Dorn, MD, who is president of Hearst Health. The appointment
was announced today by Steven R. Swartz, president and CEO of Hearst
Corporation; Richard P. Malloch, president, Hearst Business Media; and Dorn,
and is effective immediately.

“The
volume, complexity and expense of medications on the market make expert drug
knowledge more important than ever,” Malloch said. “For decades, FDB has been
at the forefront of managing these challenges and Chuck has played a key role
in helping drive our innovation and excellence in care guidance to the next
level. He embodies a rare combination of talents as a business leader,
innovator and physician, and we are privileged to have him on our team.”

Hearst Corporation announced today that Charles Tuchinda, MD has been named president of FDB (First Databank).

Most
recently, Tuchinda was executive vice president of FDB, leading the product,
information technology, data quality, clinical and editorial teams. Prior to
his role at FDB, Tuchinda was Hearst Business Media’s chief innovation officer
for healthcare. His work led to the commercialization of new products, including
FDB AlertSpace.

Prior
to joining Hearst, Tuchinda served as vice president of business development
and product strategy at Eclipsys (now Allscripts), where he helped set the
strategic direction and future roadmap. As the vice president of Acute Care
Solutions, Tuchinda managed Eclipsys’s largest product line and helped the
company achieve a Gartner Generation 3 rating. Earlier at Eclipsys, Tuchinda
was vice president of content solutions, where he launched three product lines
resulting in several million dollars in bookings within the first 18 months.

“Chuck
has led FDB into new product domains that address significant healthcare
challenges, such as interoperability, alert management and medication
reconciliation,” Dorn said. “I am truly excited about Chuck leading FDB.”

“FDB
makes an enormous impact across the entire spectrum of healthcare—from
economics to patient safety to treatment outcomes,” Tuchinda said. “I am
thrilled about what’s ahead as we offer leading and innovative solutions for
high-quality, efficient care.”

Tuchinda
completed his residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and is board
certified in internal medicine. He received an MBA from Harvard Business
School, an MD from Johns Hopkins and a biomedical engineering degree from
Harvard College.

About FDB

FDB (First Databank), part of the Hearst
Health network, is the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare
professionals make precise medication-related decisions. With thousands of
customers worldwide, FDB enables our information system developer partners to
deliver a wide range of valuable, useful, and differentiated solutions. As the
company that virtually launched the medication decision support category, we
offer more than three decades of experience in transforming drug knowledge into
actionable, targeted, and effective solutions that improve patient safety and
healthcare outcomes. For a complete look at our solutions and services, please
visit www.fdbhealth.com or follow us on
Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Hearst Health

FDB
is part of the Hearst Health
network, which also includes Zynx
Health, MCG (formerly Milliman Care
Guidelines) and Homecare Homebase. The
mission of the Hearst Health network is to help guide the most important care
moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches
a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from the Hearst
Health network reaches 76 percent of discharged patients, 133 million insured
individuals, 30 million home health visits, 1.88 billion retail pharmacy
prescriptions and 3.26 billion prescription claims. Extensions of the Hearst
Health network include Hearst Health Ventures and the Hearst Health Innovation
Lab.

Hearst Corporation announced today that Charles Tuchinda, MD has been named president of FDB (First Databank).